St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-17
The COMMERCIAL RECORD
How Affairs Stood on the Chicago
Beard of Trade at Saturdays
Session.
Wheat Remained Fairly Steady, But
There Was Only a Little Active
Speculation.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street, General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Wheat remained steady
to-day although cables were the poorest of
the week, making the foreign demand linn
tied for spot and poor for futures The
trading was lacking i'll animation, and fiuc
tuations were within the narrow range of
SSc. The closing prices were almost identi-
cal with the last figures of yesterday. AS
usual there was speculation as 10 the next
visible supply figures, and it was claimed
that the New York wheat market closed firm
on the strength of probable increase on
only half million bushels, but The posted
figures of the week would seem TO indicate
that the estimate was far too small The
statistics were little better day, as clear
ances at Atlantic ports reached 233.
0C0 bu and there was falling
off i'll receipts at several initial points
The heaviest receipts were at Chicago, Mil
waukee. Minneapolis and Duluth, where the
aggregate was about 1900 bushels The
local range to day was: November at 70l26l
707sc: December at 72012Is@ 72sSc: May at
T7Ss0115sc. The closing prices for the day
and week were: October, 69l2c: November.
7Ol2c; December, 72lSc; May, T7l2c. The
leading operator in corn was selling again to-
day and there was Il slight decline i'll near
futures, May losing but one point and closing
III 44l2c or 1Isc under he price on last Sat
urday. Receipts were larger then estimated
and expected arrivals for Monday showed
considerable increase. october and Novem-
Der closed at 4Ic, or 1I2c under
the price one week ago. There was very
light trading and no outside orders
Oats opened little steadier and for October
was steady and market was maintained. But
other deliveries become dull and easy; prices
remained at yesterdays range.
Provisions were weaker and the volume OF
business small. The weakness was caused
by heavy receipts of hogs. Holders of prod
net did not appear anxious 10 press their
property on the market, as by so doing they
would have to accept materially lower prices.
Lard was the weakest article on the list and
October held firm at S6.250627I2 No
vember sold at So 2O@6 22l2. October short
ribs were steady at S7d7 .o5: january eased
off at S6.20Q6.22l2. January pork, Sl2.25
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-NO. . October opened at 69lac
closing at 69l2c; November, 7Ul2 closing at
May, 77sSc, closing at 77l2; Conl-No.
2. October opened at 41l4c, closing at
4lc; November, 414c, closing at 41c;
pe tta He closing at 4o7sc; May,
opened at 26c, closing at 26c; November,
26c, closing at 257sc; December 2Js4c; May
22;95scii closing at 29l2c,. Mess Pork; per
bbl.January opened at $l2;25, closing
at Sl2-25. Lard, per 100 lbs-october
opened at S6.27I2 closing at S6.27l2; No
Eember, S6.22l2, closing at S6.2J: December,
1928, closing ut $500; January, $3.50, clos
ing al S6.27I2. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at 81, closing at sos:
January, S6.17l2, closing at $500.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
SHIPPERS holding off; prices without change
-Nheat-No. spring. G94@69l2c; No. = red.
l2-2c.i Corn-No. ,, Ale BID Oats-No. y
.2 2se 26c. Rye-No. = 49c. Barley, No. .
Bse3 Mess pork, per Dbl. S13.55@13.O5;
lard. per 100 lbs, S6.35; short ribs. sides
1t!eosel 500; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedJ
ls5.66G5.70; short clear sides (boxedl
S7.49@7.45. Whisky - Distillers' finished
goods, per gal, Sl.10. Sugar, cut loaf, Re
asked granulated 6s4c asked; standard A, =
64c. ReceiptS-Flour, II 900 bbls: wheat
- 40, 600 bu.; corn, 202, 600 bu: oats $4,000
bu.; rye, 1000 bu.; barley, 80, 900 bu Ship
ments-Flour, 10000 bbls.; wheat II 600
bu.; corn, 137, 600 bu.; oats. 1874 900 bu.
rye. 1000 bu.; barley, 40, 900 bu On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
was easier for medium grades: fancy firm:
creamery, 19@26c: dairy, 16M22c Eggs
the same as butter; fresh Northern. l7I4
6IlSc.